Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-02
EAGLETS.
And still the river rises.

Bismarck is suffering from muscular
| rheumatism.
Decoration day was generally observed
Monday throughout the country as it has
been any day since the close of the war.
George William Curtis is the pink OF
politeness in his correspondence, and gen
erally adds a cordial word at the end of his
letters.
Wichita is always on time. The annual
June rise in the Arkansas river arrived
here promptly yesterday at : o'clock in the
morning.
1t is intimated that Mr.. Gladstone will
make another effort to reunite his party by
declaring in favor of disestablishment OF
the English Church.
Gath in the Cincinnati Enquirer says:
THAT the newspapers Of Gotham are given
to much lying" This is given to the
readers as an item of news.
The Irish American says: "While the
Jubilee fakirs are whooping it up for Vic
toria, her faithful subjects are leaving the
kingdom as if it had the plague.
There is no let up on the Wichita build
ing boom. The lumber yards and brick
yards, and stone yards are taxed to their
full capacity to supply the demand.
There arc 16, 939 old soldiers registered
o n the Grand Army of the Republic books
of this state. One thousand names have
been added during the past three months
There is so much life and variety about
editorial life in Kingman, says the Courier,
that it has inspired Major Griffiths with an
ambition to turn his attention to literature
Mrs. Nellie Brown, keeper of boarding
house on South State street, Chicago, horse
whips Jacob Ross, one of her boarders, &C.
casionally to teach him she is boss of the
ranch.
The Tacoma Ledger, Washington Terri
tory, says: j. M. Steel has bought the
land known as the Werner claim, consist
ing of four acres, for which he paid five
thousand dollars.
Douglas avenue yesterday from the
bridge to College Hill was grand scene,
as viewed from the EAGLE eyre. A liv-
ing, moving, surging mass OF people,
teams, wagons and street cars.
The Champion says: The present Com
mander of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie of Iowa, Gen. J. NJ. Tuttle, was citi-
zen of Atchison for about year, just pre-
vious to the outbreak of the war;
A cablegram sent from Tacoma, Wash
ington Territory, by the Postal Telegraph
company for E. Hoppe, to Hamburg, Ger
many, arrived at its destination in just
three hours and twenty minutes
The Press says: Marley Kittleman. the
champion one hundred yard runner of the
United States, and resident of Harper
county, spent Saturday in Harper. Some
of the boys in this city doubtless remember
the young man.
Canon Fleming, one of the chaplains in
ordinary to her majesty, has just published
a volume of sermons. The Pail Mall Ga
zette alleges that one of the sermons Is a
gross plagiarism Of sermon delivered by
DR.. Talmadge, of the Brooklyn Tabernacle
six years ago.
When the report of the policeman's re-
volver reverberates along the river at early
dawn of day the disturbed citizen of
Wichita who has not paid the dog tax
pokes his head out of the bed room win
dow to see if old Watch is still there.
The Kansas City Times is waiting pa
tiently for few remarks from Sister An
thony or Sister Stanton or Sister Couzins
in answer to Brother ingalls,? And where
is Sister Cougar? She was not wont to let
concealment of her views on any subject
feed on her damask cheek.
There is talk of Don Carlos coming over
to become Emperor of Mexico. The sue
cess of poor MAMMALIAN in that role, it
will be remembered, was not of the sort
that would be expected to inspire conf
dence in the minds of royalty who are de-
sirous of reigning in Mexico.
When asked if Mr.. Cleveland Is candi-
date for denomination Collector Snalley OF
Vermont replied cheerily Il presume
that he is, though l do not know any
thing about it beyond the general propo-
''siton of Andrew Jackson about Office
holders, that few die and none resign"
Mrs Saunders, of Ellensburg, Washing
ton Territory, has bonanza in chickens,
according to the New Era, which says:
"She has 1850 young spring chickens.
During the cold weather she lost $50,
which would make the whole number
800. She will make this year from
chickens and eggs about 81 eco"
Citizens Of Winfield have retitioned the
city council, presided over by the invinci
bic Bill Hackney, TO allow the sale Of gin
ger ale pop, cider and all other drinks,
commonly called and known as soft or
non intoxicating drinks not being prohib
tied by the law of the state of Kansas, and
being lawful article of merchandise.
The trees along the residence streets in
Wichita are clothed with dense foliage,
and in chance places where the bright sun
breaks through their branches the ground
appears to be studded with brilliant dia-
monds. The glorious songs of the birds
overhead are commiugled with joyous
shouts of laughing children on the broad
avenues.